Holiday World & Splashin' Safari President and CEO Matt Eckert and Vice President Lori Koch discuss the court battle over running the park.

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In the southwestern Indiana hamlet of Santa Claus nearly 70 years ago, an Evansville industrialist had an inspiration. With little there for children but a post office that handled Santa letters, why not offer something more. Much more.

So Louis J. Koch opened a theme park, with a Mother Goose ride and a toy shop of elves. ...